Thalassery Dam Mutton Biriyani

For the mutton masala

Ingredients

• Mutton    -  1 kg
• Onion sliced      -   7
• Tomato   -  4
• Green chilly    -    10 - 12 ( or according to your taste )
• Ginger garlic paste     -    3 tbs
• Red chilly powder  -  1/2 tsp
• Coriander powder    -  1/4 tsp
• Turmeric powder  -   1/4  tsp
• Garam masala  - 3 tsp
• Lemon -  3  tbs
• Coriander leaves  -    1/2 cup
• Ghee -  2  tbs
• Oil   -  3  tbs

Method

First of all in a large pan, fry the sliced onion in ghee until golden brown. Drain and sprinkle 1 tsp garam masala and keep aside. Also fry and take cashew and raisins in this ghee. Fry washed and drained rice in this ghee for 5 minutes. Stir occasionally without breaking the rice. Add salt and pour pre-boiled water (11/4 cup of water for 1 cup of rice) and cook until the rice is 3/4 done. In another pan, saute sliced onion in oil till soft. Also saute ginger garlic paste, chilly and tomatoes. Saute till the tomatoes are well cooked. Now add chilly powder, turmeric powder, coriander powderand salt to it and saute till the raw smell disappears. Add garam masala and the mutton to it. Cook on low flame until till the mutton is well done. Lower the flame and add lemon juice and chopped coriander leaves and remove from the flame.

For the rice

Ingredients

• Ghee Rice  ( Kaima rice )  -  4 cup
• Water   -   6 cup
• Salt taste
• Ghee   -   3  tbs
• Oil   -  3  tbs

Method

Boil water and keep it aside. Heat ghee and oil together in a deep pan and fry the rice for about 5 mins stirring continuously. Add enough salt to it. Add the boiled water to it and cook the rice covered till done.

Layering the rice and masala

Ingredients 

• Fried onion  
• Fried cashew ans fried raisins
• Garam masala  - just enough to sprinkle on each layer

Method

Sprinkle a little fried onion and garam masala over the mutton masala. Now mix rest of the above ingredients and keep aside for layering. Layer 1/4 the rice over the masala and spread a little fried onion mixture. Again layer the rice and repeat the process. Finally top it with fried onion, cashew, raisins and coriander leaves and heat it covered on low flame for Dum for about 10 - 15 mins and remove from flame.